Toronto - Ottawa: NHL match betting tip

USA

Toronto Maple Leafs

Canada

NHL

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15 March 16:00 UTC

Ottawa Senators

Canada

On March 16, we will have a classic Canadian derby in the framework of the NHL championship - Toronto will compete on its own ice with Ottawa. The hosts had experienced a lot of problems before and often lost, while the Senators are in great shape and are heading for a series of five victories. All previous matches between the teams this season ended in favor of the guests. Are they able to win the victory this time? What kind of bet should I place? Look for answers to these questions in the betting tip

Toronto Maple Leafs vs Ottawa Senators Prediction and Betting Tips (16.03.2025)

Command Analysis

Toronto Maple Leafs

Canada

Current form

Toronto remains one of the main leaders of the Eastern Conference, even though it has been showing poor results lately. The team is on the fourth line of the standings and can improve its position at any time. However, such unsuccessful periods haunt her throughout the season, so she should have gotten used to them by now.

In the previous four meetings out of five, the leafs also could not cope with the opponent. They lost on the road to Vegas (2:5) and Colorado (4:7), and after a tense victory against Utah (4:3 B) they returned to their ice, where they lost to Florida with a score of 2:3. At the same time, in all cases they demonstrated a poor defensive game and allowed their opponents to not less than three pucks. Of course, the club has been playing in such an open style for a long time, but usually it compensates for its problems with ideal actions in the attacking zone.

So, on average, the Leafs differ in no less than three goals scored and almost perfectly spend the second game period, in which they have a ratio of 80:57 in scored and missed goals.

Disqualifications and injuries

Yani Hakanpaa will not be able to play in the upcoming match due to injury.

Interesting betting trends

Toronto wins 53.2% of face-offs
According to statistics, the Leafs receive 7.69 minutes of penalty time per match.

Ottawa Senators

Canada

Current form

Ottawa is still in seventh place in the Eastern Conference, but if it continues to show similar results, it will be able to qualify for the top five and subsequently even bypass Toronto. Let's emphasize that the Senators got out of the crisis with their heads held high and were able to win five in a row. This has already happened to them this season.

It should be noted that on their ice, the Canadians dealt with the Rangers (4:3 OT), Detroit (2:1), and already on the road they confidently beat Philadelphia (5:2). Returning to the home arena in a great mood, Travis Green's team also dealt with Boston (6-3). Then, in the confrontation with the Bruins, the club had a great opening twenty minutes, during which he scored four goals and already quite confidently brought the matter to a victorious end. By the way, it turned out to be a good day for Jake Baterson, who scored a double.

If we talk about Ottawa's away game, it should be noted that it performs slightly worse on the road than on the home arena, since up to this point it has won only 11 victories within 60 minutes.

Disqualifications and injuries

Hamonic, Cousins and Tkachuk will not be able to participate in the upcoming meeting.

Interesting betting trends

Ottawa gets an average of 8.45 minutes of penalty time per match.
According to statistics, the Senators make 30 shots on target.

Trends

Bet 1st period: total more than 1.5 pucks

In three out of five matches between the teams, the first period turned out to be productive.

1.80

The 3rd periodbet: the guests will score

In four out of five matches against Toronto, the visitors scored goals in the third period.

1.50

Tip and bets

1.8Ottawa will not lose

In our opinion, Ottawa looks exactly as good as its counterpart this season. It is no coincidence that she ended the previous two matches against Toronto in her favor and celebrated success with a score of 3:0 and 2:1, respectively. Moreover, the guests also approach this confrontation in excellent condition, so they must be absolutely ready to fight. Toronto had previously experienced a lot of problems and rarely achieved Victory in regular time, so it is unlikely to easily beat the Senators.

Betting Tip - Ottawa won't lose in 1.80

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1.8Ottawa has more than 2.5 pucks

Betting on an individual total

In most of the previous matches, Ottawa played great offensively and opened up the defenses of many opponents at least three times. Toronto, in turn, has regularly conceded at least three goals lately and made many mistakes in its own zone, as well as giving a lot of free space to the opponent in its own zone. We think that the guests will take advantage of this and score at least three times.

We bet on Ottawa's individual total of more than 2.5 goals for 1.80

Bet on the total total

The last meetings with the participation of the guests turned out to be spectacular and often ended with more than five goals scored. Toronto always counts on open hockey and tries to compensate for its weak defensive play with perfect actions in someone else's zone. Most likely, the teams will play on opposite courses this time, so we expect to see at least six goals in this confrontation.

We take a total of more than 5.5 goals for 1.75

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